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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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